Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaAnne Hathaway in Rachel Getting MarriedAngelina Jolie in ChangelingMeryl Streep in DoubtKristin Scott Thomas in Il y a Longtemps que je T’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaLeonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary RoadFrank Langella in Frost/NixonSean Penn in MilkBrad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalRebecca Hall in Vicky Cristina BarcelonaSally Hawkins in Happy-Go-LuckyFrances McDormand in Burn After ReadingMeryl Streep in Mamma Mia!Emma Thompson in Last Chance Harvey

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalJavier Bardem in Vicky Cristina BarcelonaColin Farrell in In BrugesJames Franco Pineapple ExpressBrendan Gleeson in In BrugesDustin Hoffman in Last Chance Harvey

Best Director – Motion PictureDanny Boyle for Slumdog MillionaireStephen Daldry for The ReaderDavid Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonRon Howard for Frost/NixonSam Mendes for Revolutionary Road

Best Screenplay – Motion PictureSimon Beaufoy for Slumdog MillionaireDavid Hare for The ReaderPeter Morgan for Frost/NixonEric Roth for The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonJohn Patrick Shanley for Doubt

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureAmy Adams in DoubtPenelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina BarcelonaViola Davis in DoubtMarisa Tomei in The WrestlerKate Winslet in The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureTom Cruise in Tropic ThunderRobert Downey Jr. in Tropic ThunderRalph Fiennes in The DuchessPhilip Seymour Hoffman in DoubtHeath Ledger in The Dark Knight

Best Original Score – Motion PictureAlexandre Desplat for The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonClint Eastwood for ChangelingJames Newton Howard for DefianceR. Rahman for Slumdog MillionaireHans Zimmer for Frost/Nixon

To read the official press release that also has the TV categories go here .

There are so many movies that I haven’t seen that is hard for me to predict the winners or to mention my favorites in each category. But hopefully I will watch them before the awards ceremony on January 7th. Still my sentimental choice for best actress obviously is Kristin Scott Thomas for that incredible good movie!

The broadcasted announcement most remarkable moment was when the Tropic Thunder nominees were announced and the audience (surely press members) just laugh… yep, even with all the nominations I will not watch this movie (lol!)… well, not until it gets to cable!

I imagine that later today the full list of nominees in all categories will be published here and if there is something interesting I’ll update this post.

Here is the official list of the 31 nominated movies with the nominations that each received.